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A class president has been barred from reciting a "prayer" poem during a speech at a public high school graduation ceremony in Pennsylvania, prompting outrage from the community.
U.S. fundamentalist Christian evangelist Ted Haggard is in the spotlight once again three and a half years after a scandalous encounter with a male prostitute caused his ministry to take a nosedive.
A federal judge ruled that two public high schools in Connecticut cannot hold their graduation ceremonies at a local megachurch, sparking debate over how far religious organizations can facilitate government events.
The Goddess Temple sanctuary in the Sierra Nevada foothills was cited over building and land-use violations, after complaints courtesy of angry neighbors. Is it a prejudicial violation of freedom of religion?
The higher administrative court of Berlin ruled that a Muslim high school student did not have the freedom to pray in a special room on school property, since this would unfairly accommodate one religion over another.
35-year-old Sicilian Maria Vittoria Longhitano, was ordained at the Anglican All Saints Church in Rome but is also a member of the Old Catholic Church.
The struggle to preserve secular values is coming to a head in Europe, where a sudden surge in anti-fundamentalist Muslim sentiment has resulted in a crackdown on the full Muslim veil. Numerous jurisdictions across the continent have instituted or atte
Exactly who would the "Prince of Peace" gun down if his congregation were under attack? And exactly who would attack a congregation of Christians who were doing nothing but worshiping in peace inside their own church?
The United States Supreme Court has seen much change since Barack Obama assumed the office of President, the racial and religious demographics of the nation's highest court changed greatly.
If it seems as though we have been discussing the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution a lot lately here on the ULCM blog, it is because a great deal is happening with respect to separation of church and state.
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